(March 1, 1935-March 9, 2019)
Born in the Bronx, New York
Birth name was Jed Allan Brown
Portrayed Scott Turner in Lassie (1968-70), Don Craig in Days of Our Lives (1971-85), C.C. Capwell in Santa Barbara (1986-93), Rush Sanders in Beverly Hills 90210 (1994-99), Ed Grant in ‘Port Charles’ (2001-03), and Edward Quartermaine in General Hospital (2004-05)
Hosted ‘Celebrity Bowling’ (1971-77)
Appeared on Broadway in ‘Oliver!’ (1963-64) and ‘Barefoot in the Park’ (1963-67)

Why he might be annoying

He admitted that he had never watched ‘Santa Barbara’ before being cast in it.
When he was on ‘General Hospital,’ he was only two years older than the actor portraying his character’s son, Dr. Alan Quartermaine.
He titled his memoirs ‘Please Spell the Name Right.’

Why he might not be annoying

He won back to back Soapy Awards for Best Actor for his performance in ‘Days’ (1977-78).
He bought Clark Gable’s old home, Windy Gables (1981).
Fellow ‘Santa Barbara’ alum A Martinez said, ‘I loved working with him, as did everyone else who got the chance.’